$42,000
Paul Henry (Irish, 1876-1958) A Bog Near Dingle, Co. , Kerry , c. 1928-1930 Signed "PAUL HENRY" l.r., identified on a label from Combridge's Fine Art Galleries, Dublin, Ireland, affixed to the reverse, and with a label from Combridge Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, affixed to the frame. Oil on panel, 10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Craquelure, very minor surface grime. Provenance: Collection of Henry L. Shattuck, c. 1938; by descent in the family of the current owner; a North Shore, Massachusetts, estate. Exhibitions: Paul Henry: Paintings of Kerry and Wicklow, Combridge Gallery, Dublin, November 12, 1937, no. 3. N.B. The present work is dated c. 1928-30 on stylistic grounds, and numbered 1269 in S. B. Kennedy's ongoing cataloging of Paul Henry's oeuvre. We wish to thank Dr. S.B. Kennedy for his kind assistance with cataloging the lot. The present work is one of several Paul Henry paintings collected by Henry Lee Shattuck (1879-1971), which includes The Bog at Evening , 1922-3, and Mountain Village , 1926-9, currently in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Shattuck was a notable business and non-profit leader and philanthropist active in Boston during the early to mid-20th century. He was a New Englander of part Irish descent, and supported Irish cultural exchange through his activities with the Charitable Irish Society of Boston. (1) He was also a treasurer and senior fellow of the board of Harvard University from Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-01
